Before the Powder River coal line became the multi-track monster it is today, it was an incredibly busy piece of RR with portions of single track. Nothing say vintage coal line to me like this 5 u... (more)
One of the busiest railroad locations in the United States is the Powder River Basin. A southbound loaded coal train has just crossed over Logan Hill, north of Bill, Wyoming on BNSF's Orin Subdivi... (more)
The UP/BN coal line was not always 100% coal trains. BN routed 2 piggyback trains on the line, #91/92 into the early 1990's. Congestion on the line eventually led to them being rerouted. One wonde... (more)